Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Announces New Grantmaking Framework

The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has announced a new grantmaking and organizational learning framework. The product of a yearlong strategic assessment process, during which the foundation suspended its grants and conducted a statewide listening and learning tour, the new strategy, All For NC: Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation's Framework for Grantmaking and Learning, is aimed at breaking down silos and enabling more variety and flexibility in its grantmaking so as to "meet people and communities where they are." The framework comprises three main strategies: a State-Level Systemic Change Strategy in support of organizations working to address systemic and structural barriers in the state and advance public education, foster a healthy and sustainable environment, promote social and economic justice, and strengthen democracy; a Community-Based Strategy centered around two approaches.